Barnsley is a place of possibilities.

We are a growing Programme Office that manages, drives and supports the delivery of our Children’s Services Transformational Programme.

We are committed and passionate about helping, protecting and caring for children and young people across Barnsley. Our vision for Children’s Services is ambitious, we know what needs to be done and we will deliver on our plans.

Our environment is fast- paced and sensitive.  You will be leading on a number of projects that range in scale and size. Some of our projects include the implementation and roll out of a social care practice model across the service and with Partners, supporting the development and introduction of new Services to children, and helping to embed key strategies along with many more child focused projects.

The work will be varied and exciting, your role will enable you to drive service improvement and build up your knowledge and experience across many areas of Children’s Services, more importantly the role will be extremely rewarding, as our changes will mean we offer better services to children, young people and families across the Borough.

What you’ll need

As Project Manager you will lead and drive both small and large projects across the Children’s Services Development Plan, support and mentor staff and allocate work where necessary. Your project skills will enable you to support and challenge progress effectively, ensuring we deliver good quality, inclusive and collaborative projects on time.

You will need to bring with you your project skills and experience, so that you can hit the ground running; In this role, your talent for communication and negotiation will be as important as your skills in organising and problem solving. You will need to prioritise your workload effectively, report to key Workstreams and Boards and build and support effective relationships with managers, colleagues, and partners across the service.

Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do.  We want people with a ‘can do attitude’ and a positive outlook, someone that will work independently, be part of our small but growing team, with supportive and empowering ethics.

Experience in children’s services will be helpful but not essential.

Why wait, fill out the applications form today, and we’ll see you on the other side 

Please email Debbie Joyner  debbiejoyner@barnsley.gov.uk. leaving your name and contact number if you would like an informal discussion.